Student "Virtual" Tour > Buildings and Grounds
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Padre's Kitchen
The Padre's Kitchen is located behind the residence building. The grist mill is in the same building on the left.
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Padre's Kitchen
Meals were prepared for the Padres & their guests
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Padre's Kitchen
This was also the community kitchen
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Padre's Kitchen
Atole was prepared for breakfast and dinner
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Padre's Kitchen
The horno (oven) baked the bread
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Padre's Kitchen
The gristmill to grind flour
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Pottery Shop
The pottery shop provided the mission with dishes, containers, water pipes and tiles.
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Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith was an important craftsman at the mission. He created most of the tools.
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Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith made most of his own tools.
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Blacksmith Shop
His anvil
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Blacksmith Shop
His home, including a small kitchen, was in the same building as the shop.
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Blacksmith Shop
Sleeping quarters
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Monjerio
The Monjerio was the dormitory for the neophyte girls.
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Monjerio
The girls slept on pallets
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Infirmary
The Spanish introduced many new diseases to the Chumash people. They had almost no resistance to measles and smallpox and many of them died. The mission had two infirmary buildings.
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Animal Yard
La Purisima depended on animals for food, hides, wool, milk, tallow, transportation and work. Caring for the animals was essential for the survival of the mission residents. They raised a rich variety of animals.
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Animal Yard
Pigs gave the mission meat and fat
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Animal Yard
Sheep gave the mission meat, wool, and hides
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Animal Yard
Turkeys gave the mission eggs and meat
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Animal Yard
Burros were pack animals
